Table 14_1_5-5

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 14_1_5.5Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 6 months whose health providers always explained things in a way they could understand, Medicaid, by State, 2007-2009

2009

2008

2007

State

Percent

SE

Percent

SE

Percent

SE

Arizona

56.5

2.8

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Arkansas

63.6

2.6

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

California

51.4

1.7

58.5

2.2

55.7

0.9

Colorado

62.2

2.3

65.2

2.2

66.8

2.2

Connecticut

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

67.7

2.8

Delaware

70.1

2.7

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

District of Columbia

64.3

3.0

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Florida

73.3

0.9

72.8

1.0

70.1

1.1

Hawaii

DNC

DNC

66.3

1.8

DNC

DNC

Indiana

70.6

3.8

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Kansas

65.8

1.6

58.5

2.4

64.5

2.6

Maryland

64.0

1.1

64.5

1.2

69.5

1.2

Massachusetts

70.9

1.2

67.9

1.9

71.3

2.2

Michigan

68.1

1.0

65.5

0.8

65.0

0.9

Minnesota

75.7

0.6

76.5

0.7

DNC

DNC

Missouri

61.2

3.7

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Nebraska

65.5

2.9

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

New Jersey

61.3

2.4

66.9

2.1

70.2

2.0

New Mexico

70.3

1.8

69.7

1.8

71.4

2.0

New York

68.5

1.6

61.9

0.8

68.1

1.9

Ohio

69.2

1.1

69.3

1.2

72.2

1.7

Oklahoma

DNC

DNC

58.4

3.3

DNC

DNC

Oregon

DNC

DNC

64.9

1.4

DNC

DNC

Pennsylvania

67.4

1.0

67.1

1.0

68.6

1.2

Puerto Rico

59.8

3.6

57.1

2.6

DNC

DNC

Rhode Island

68.4

1.8

71.8

2.6

61.0

3.0

South Carolina

75.3

1.9

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Tennessee

63.2

2.1

65.2

2.6

68.4

2.4

Texas

85.0

8.0

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Utah

68.5

1.7

DNC

DNC

67.1

1.9

Vermont

66.4

3.1

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

Virginia

68.5

2.9

70.1

2.9

66.9

2.9

Washington

68.6

2.3

DNC

DNC

66.5

1.7

West Virginia

68.3

2.2

70.7

3.1

71.1

3.1

Wisconsin

70.2

2.5

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC - Data were not collected.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS� Benchmarking Database.